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To: KittenClaws
He may be spoiled now, but he certainly did not grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. Fame can do that to a young person I;m sure.

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital,[14][15] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.[16] He is the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's mother was 17 years old when she became pregnant. His parents were never married, but maintain a close friendship and common goals regarding their son's personal and professional life. Mallette raised her son with the help of her mother Diane, and stepfather, Bruce.[17]

In September 2012, Mallette's memoirs, titled Nowhere but Up, were published. The book tells of her early life and her work with her son to pursue a career in the music industry. In her book, as well as in an interview with the Today show, Mallette talked about how everyone around her tried to push her toward abortion, and how she refused to abort her baby.[18] Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, who married another woman and had two children.[19][20]

Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was German.[21] Bieber's mother's ancestry is French Canadian.[22] He has stated that he believes that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadian ancestry.[23] He attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.[17]

Interested in hockey, soccer, and chess, he kept his musical aspirations to himself.[19] As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.[16][24] In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.[24][25] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.[11]

Above taken from Wikipedia

43 posted on 03/05/2013 10:44:55 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Robert DeLong
He may be spoiled now, but he certainly did not grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. Fame can do that to a young person I;m sure.

IOW, he wasn't brought up well enough to remember where he came from.

Perhaps he should have remembered his humble beginnings before spouting off like a spoiled brat.

47 posted on 03/06/2013 8:02:49 AM PST by KittenClaws (You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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